Miniature Grandfather Clock

This mini grandfather clock was made as a gag gift for my brother. He has always wanted a full size 8’ grandfather clock, and ever since our grandfather has gotten into scrollwork, my brother has wanted a fretwork clock.

The design is based on an antique pattern from Handicraft Ltd., circa 1890. I came across this pattern when going through one of my grandfathers pattern totes, and made myself a copy. It stands almost exactly 18” tall. This was also the first 3D piece I ever made, prior to this piece everything I did was all flat fretwork pieces.

If you like clocks you should see some of my grandfather’s work. Clocks have become his main thing. The one in his living room is a building thats (if i had to guess, never measured it) about 3’ wide, 14-18” deep, and stands about 3 – 3 1/2’ tall. It is 5 stories and has the clock face in the tower.

Actually no, when I first reviewed the plans for the project I expected the bottom to have something to weigh it down, but there actually isn’t and it stands quite sturdy. A big part of this is due to the way the base is done, if you look closely at the first or third pictures, you’ll notice that the base gets wider and wider as you go down. Between the extra spacing between the actual feet, and the fact that the base is a 3 part base, she stands quite well.